Determining the Advancing Players
Following the completion of IATC Round 1, all competing players’ scores will be ranked within their qualifying IATF member organization to determine who will advance to IATC Round 2.
The ranking within each IATF member organization is determined by each player’s performance in IATC Round 1. Players are ranked by their total score from the first 75 Round 1 axes, and ties are broken by the total score from the Round 1 Big Axes. Further ties are broken by players’ match average during the qualification period (January 1, 2020 to March 11, 2022). In the event players are still tied, the tie will be broken by the players’ Standard CRS rating on March 11, 2022.
IATF Member Representation for IATC Round 2
Each IATF member organization that hosted leagues during the qualification period is entitled to send at least one player to IATC Round 2. The remainder of the spots in the 256 player bracket are proportionally divided among IATF members. The proportion is based on each IATF member’s league participation during the qualifying period. This year, as a COVID accommodation, league participation since January 2019 is also included in order to more fairly balance representation. This decision was made last year to account for COVID closures outside of the control of the IATF member organizations.
IATC Round 2 Representation as Determined April 4, 2022
This table lists the number of spots among the 256 that will be attributed to each IATF member organization. These numbers are not final and are subject to change based on IATF member organization participation and player participation. For example, if a member organization declines to run a Round 1 competition, their allocated spots will be redistributed among the remaining members.
ABQ Ax | 1 |
Ace Axe Throwing | 2 |
Agawam Axe | 1 |
Axe Bar | 1 |
Axe Champs | 1 |
Axe Kickers | 1 |
Axe Nation | 1 |
Axe Thro Co | 2 |
AXED | 1 |
Axeville | 1 |
Base Camp | 1 |
BATL | 47 |
Burly Axe | 1 |
Chill'Axe | 3 |
Choppers | 12 |
Closed IATF Venues | 2 |
Clutch Shot Axe Throwing | 3 |
Crazy Axe | 1 |
Ded Eye Axe Throwing | 1 |
Detroit Axe | 5 |
Escape Manor | 2 |
G-Force Laser Tag | 1 |
Game of Axes | 6 |
Half Axe | 2 |
Kiss My Axe | 1 |
LA AX | 6 |
Lumber Jack's Lodge | 1 |
Lumberjax | 1 |
Lumberjaxs | 7 |
Lumberjaxs UK | 1 |
MANIAX | 14 |
Meduseld Meadery | 1 |
MN AXE | 4 |
Northern Axperts | 1 |
PAX | 7 |
Premier Axe Throwing | 1 |
Primitive Axe | 4 |
Rage | 2 |
Revolution Axe Throwing | 5 |
Riot Axe | 5 |
Skeeter's | 1 |
Southern Axe | 1 |
The Chop Shop | 1 |
Tomahawks 51 | 1 |
Total Axe Throwing | 5 |
True North | 9 |
Urban Axes | 61 |
Valhalla | 8 |
Valhalla North | 1 |
Virginia Axe Co | 1 |
Warriors Axe Throwing | 4 |
Wicked Axe | 3 |
Following IATC Round 1
The IATF will contact all advancing players by email. The players instructions on how to pay their registration fee and secure their spot in the IATC Round 2 bracket.
Round 1 Seeding
Players are seeded in the IATC Round 2 bracket based on their Round 1 performance, using the same ranking method detailed above: total score from the first 75 Round 1 axes, and ties are broken by the total score from the Round 1 Big Axes, etc.
The bracket will be finalized May 13, 2022. Competing players will have advance notice of their Round 2 starting venue.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: If a player who advances from Round 1 to Round 2 decides not to participate in Round 2, what happens to their spot?
A: The spot will be offered to the player with the next best Round 1 performance from the player’s qualifying IATF member organization.
Q: How will I know if I advance from Round 1 to Round 2?
A: The IATF will contact all advancing players by email. That email will have all the information needed to secure their spot in the Round 2 bracket.
Q: I’ve qualified for Round 1, but my IATF member organization closed; can I still compete in Round 1?
A: Yes. Please make arrangements with another IATF member to confirm when they are hosting their Round 1 event.
Q: I’ve qualified for Round 1, but my IATF member organization closed; who am I competing with in Round 1?
A: All qualifying players whose IATF member organizations have closed are in competition with each other. We will group these players together this year to compete for the spots that would have belonged to the “Closed IATF Venues”.